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I am sure you are thrilled to learn that there is a new website for the Battlefield Earth book.

Just saw that a new website has been set up to promote L. Ron Hubbard book, Battlefield Earth. The news comes from a press release issued by Galaxy Press, a publishing firm set up to promote the works of Hubbard, founder of The Church of Scientology.

I’ve never seen the movie adaptation which, by all accounts, is a waste of celluloid, but I did read the book which is hardly a piece of literature, but was certainly readable if your tastes run to old-fashioned pulp adventure fiction.

I went on to attempt the 10-part Mission Earth series that Hubbard wrote, but gave up after two chapters. It was dreadful, and my standards are pretty low.

I’ve had the Battlefield Earth DVD sitting on my shelf for more than a year now. I actually came close to plunking it in just a few weeks ago. But I know it’s going to be rough to get through it. One day though…

I took it from my shelf when I went on a trip to the Galapagos because it was the fattest book there and figured it would help pass the time when I needed to read something. I don’t remember the page count, but it was over 1,000 pages so it came in handy when our boat broke down and we were stranded at sea for a day. I might not have read it if I had any other books on hand.

I managed to power through War and Peace in similar circumstances. I carried it with me on a trip through Brazil and on the long river boat ride from Belem to Manaus without a single English speaker aboard, I immersed myself in the book. While the jungle scenery is beautiful, it starts to get monotonous after the second day.

Those trips were back in the day before ereaders. Today, I would carry a veritable library of electronic books with me if I was taking the same sort of journey.